Ian Tregillis Books in Order
Ian Tregillis has written 9 books, published between 2010 and 2020. The first book is Bitter Seeds (2010) and the newest is Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2010–2020
- Pages on record
- 2,864 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 48–72 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,864 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Ian Tregillis is an American author with a Ph.D. in physics and a Clarion Workshop background. Nine books are catalogued between 2010 and 2020, and two series are recorded under the name: Raybould Marsh and Alchemy Wars. Tregillis also wrote the alternate history trilogy The Milkweed Triptych and has contributed to George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards series. Bitter Seeds (2010) opens the catalogue, and The Coldest War, Necessary Evil, Something More Than Night, The Mechanical, The Rising and The Liberation follow before Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail (2020). Subjects record alternative history, the Second World War, espionage, robots, crime and the occult.
How many Ian Tregillis books are there?
Ian Tregillis has 9 books, released between 2010 and 2020. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Ian Tregillis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Ian Tregillis books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120104322/4
- 22010–2/4
- 320123522/4
- 4Something More Than Night2013 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420133042/4
- 520133842/4
- 620154712/4
- 720154682/4
- 820164532/4
- 9Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
Ian Tregillis books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Raybould Marsh in order
4 booksAlchemy Wars in order
3 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Ian Tregillis titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ian Tregillis books in order?
You only need to read Ian Tregillis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ian Tregillis
Start with Bitter Seeds (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ian Tregillis book?
Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail (2020) is the newest Ian Tregillis book released so far.
Is there a new Ian Tregillis book coming?
No next Ian Tregillis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ian Tregillis at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ian Tregillis title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ian Tregillis books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,864 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ian Tregillis books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ian Tregillis books are about
7 of the 9 Ian Tregillis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 5 of 7 books
- Alternative history 3 of 7 books
- Robots 3 of 7 books
- Fantasy, historical 2 of 7 books
- Espionage 2 of 7 books
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 7 books